Synthesis of carbon encapsulated nanocrystals of WP by reacting W(CO) 6 with triphenylphosphine at elevated temperature under autogenic pressure

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1187-1193

  George, P P ^a   Pol, V G ^a   Gedanken, A ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carbon nanostructures; Carbon spherules; Nanoengineering; RAPET technique; WP nanocrystals

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ENCAPSULATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; NANOCRYSTALS; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS;

CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; CARBON SPHERULES; NANOENGINEERING; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION;

TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

CARBON; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOMATERIAL; NITROGEN; TRIPHENYLPHOSPHINE; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL REACTION; NANOENCAPSULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 34748880051     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-006-9201-7     Document Type: Article

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